5 Healthy Sugar Alternatives To Add In Your Diet
5 Healthy Sugar Alternatives To Add In Your Diet
By Aanchal Mathur
If you look around, you'll find many naturally sweet foods that can be consumed in place of sugar. In fact, you can find most of them already present in your kitchen pantry.
Raw Honey
Honey contains a high level of fructose, which makes it sweeter than sugar. Hence, a lesser amount of honey is required to sweeten our foods and drinks.
Jaggery
The unrefined version of sugar obtained from sugarcane. It is loaded with antioxidants that help build our immunity. Jaggery also facilitates easy digestion
Coconut Sugar
Extracted from the flower buds of the coconut palm tree, coconut sugar is low in fructose and GI index but has a mild caramel taste.
Dates
One of the sweetest fruits used in culinary space because of their binding properties, dates help in making great cakes, cookies and granola bars, and lends its natural sweetness to them.
Maple Syrup
Unrefined and super versatile, maple syrup can be used for both sweet and savoury dishes. Add it to your pancakes and smoothies or dress up your salads and salmon.
